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MOTOBOT is an autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot that approaches riding operations from a human rider’s standpoint, with no modifications made to the motorcycle itself.The development theme is “Beyond Human Capabilities.”

The end goal of MOTOBOT is to become capable of competing against Valentino Rossi’s lap times around a racetrack. The knowledge and highly advanced fundamental technologies gained from this challenge will be put to use in developing new products and creating new value.

We hear a lot about self-driving cars, but not so much about self-driving motorcycles. Perhaps the most advanced autonomous motorcycle so far is the experimental Yamaha Motobot. Currently, on its second version, Yamaha just showed off what this robot is capable of at the Tokyo Motor Show. Rather than focusing on driving safely and obeying traffic laws on the street like most self-driving car experiments, Motobot was purposely built for going fast on the track. 

The Motobot project started back in 2015 and achieved its goal to make Motobot Version 1 ride on a straight-line to a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour),running a slalom course and also cornering

Motobot Version 2(2017)also reached its goal of deducing the requirements for riding that exceeds human capabilities and also to lap a racetrack at 200 km/h or higher.

And the next objective was to challenge seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi to a race.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mafJmMGGOXk?t=143

The two Yamaha teammates did a lap around the two-mile-long West course at Thunderhill Raceway in Northern California.

It turns out Rossi is significantly faster around a track than a robot. The man beat the machine by a little more than 30 seconds with a time of 85.74 seconds easily beating Motobot’s time of 117.504 seconds.

While Motobot did get beaten pretty badly, it’s still pretty impressive that a motorcycle with no human rider can make it around a two-mile course at all.

Rossi won this time, but he should expect a rematch in the near future.

Source: https://autojosh.com/watch-robots-attempt-beat-7-time-motogp-champions-lap-time/

Sooner or later, the robot will win.
There's something uncanny about a robot that is programmed and tuned to win in One particular race track.
The human has other things to think of. The robot doesn't.
That was how Automatic transmissions started, as "slush boxes" with transmission times measured in seconds. Now, they do it in milliseconds. Faster than Any human can manual shift.
Speed sensors, angle sensors, infrared road temp sensors, wind speed and direction sensors... Not to mention that every curve, corner, straight and track condition will be pre-programmed into the robot.
With identical Bikes, the human stand no chance. It's only a matter of time.

World don end....

Dat's how the other day I read that a robot was granted citizenship in UAE. Nawa!

wow

Robot will soon have their own nation and war against human being.

Until we get there.

Soon we'll see those fighting for the right of robots

Felixalex:
World don end....

Dat's how the other day I read that a robot was granted citizenship in UAE. Nawa!

finally human is handing over everything to a robot......but yet we don't have enough to go round

Robots are taking over the world gradually.

Over here na to dey celebrate 5 point GpA or law school record breakers hahaaha

robots won't survive in Nigeria... no light to power am and boys go vandalize am

who got this to the front page am sure is not the snake man how am I sure is a man and not a Woman self

The bike must have been modified.
If the bike is controlled remotely then it would be programmed to increase speed and take the curves better than Rossi.

unlike our naija brethrens that will be celebrating one fraud pastor shouting Daddy,daddy,mummy,mummy!!!!dont know if you guys are bambiyalla

How robot no go win? Robot only follows algorithm but the human follows his instinct and the human knows if he crashes his family go suffer and he himself no go enjoy the result of his success but for robot, naaa if it crashes and "dies" his creator will resurrect it, nothing like instinct or family! So, I ask again, how robot no go win?

But seriously, our researchers need to stop all this bookish thing (in the language of Oyedepo), we need to start doing things, we need to start putting all the theories into practice

Wow good to hear.


At least I now have something to fight for.




#Fight4RobotsRight
#RobotMovement
#RobotsHaveFeelings

bukynkwuenu:
finally human is handing over everything to a robot......but yet we don't have enough to go round

No worries, not in this part of the world. We only see robots here in movies so no biggie.

Lovetinz:
Sooner or later, the robot will win.
There's something uncanny about a robot that is programmed and tuned to win in One particular race track.
The human has other things to think of. The robot doesn't.
That was how Automatic transmissions started, as "slush boxes" with transmission times measured in seconds. Now, they do it in milliseconds. Faster than Any human can manual shift.
Speed sensors, angle sensors, infrared road temp sensors, wind speed and direction sensors... Not to mention that every curve, corner, straight and track condition will be pre-programmed into the robot.
With identical Bikes, the human stand no chance. It's only a matter of time.

After all said and done, while some are improving with innovative ideas, Nigeria is still wallowing in basic existence challenges.....

So sad

Technology is growing at a fast pace over there, while we celebrate mediocrity here, Fortran and hydraulics Engineering.

nice

emeka2847:
Soon we'll see those fighting for the right of robots

And what have robots don wrong ...we should only worry when the go rogue on us

Chai

Pearlyakin:
Technology is growing at a fast pace over there, while we celebrate mediocrity here, Fortran and hydraulics Engineering.

And advancement in AI, democracy has being in existence since the days of T.Rex we are yet to truly embrace it

sinkhole:
How robot no go win? Robot only follows algorithm but the human follows his instinct and the human knows if he crashes his family go suffer and he himself no go enjoy the result of his success but for robot, naaa if it crashes and "dies" his creator will resurrect it, nothing like instinct or family! So, I ask again, how robot no go win?

But seriously, our researchers need to stop all this bookish thing (in the language of Oyedepo), we need to start doing things, we need to start putting all the theories into practice

Do you that most of our university lecturers cannot even change their flat tyres

One day now they will tell us that sexual pleasure is a thing of the mind and that we cannot chokuchoku again in order to stay healthy. #fearofrobot

Hasta la vista... baby.

Whaoo! This is amazing.
Common touch-light, we never produce, now an autonomous bike rider? Far be it.
One day I'll join the league of the world changer.

All these watch watch thread. Make una dey add bandwidth to the thread wey we go use dey watch de video.

yeyerolling:
Over here na to dey celebrate 5 point GpA or law school record breakers hahaaha

Lol...are you a law student?

Lol.


We are lost in the dog and have no idea the direction to take.

If it's not APC/PDP, igbo vs yoruba, wizkid and davido or hushpuppi youths aren't interested. Thier brains are fast asleep.

See how interested the people are in thier task. Nobody there is thinking of embezzling the funds for the project for personal use.

We need a generational change in attitude else we are truly lost.

sonofanarchy:
robots won't survive in Nigeria... no light to power am and boys go vandalize am

my brother! one day this oyibo people fit make robots were go the use solar energy power himself o, b4 u no them go the struggle land with human being.